The Waterman's Song

By David S. Cecelski

Subjects: Slavery, history, Slavery, African American ship pilots, North carolina, history, African americans, north carolina, African American fishers, Inland water transportation, Slaves, History

Description: "The first major study of slavery in the maritime South, The Waterman's Song chronicles the world of slave and free black fishermen, pilots, rivermen, sailors, ferrymen, and other laborers who, from the colonial era through Reconstruction, plied the vast inland waters of North Carolina from the Outer Banks to the upper reaches of tidewater rivers."--BOOK JACKET.